Microsoft likes doing things in pairs, which is why they're on the verge of releasing this Wireless Laser Keyboard 7000 to go along with the Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 they announced a few weeks ago. It's pretty similar to other Microsoft ergonomic keyboards, except there's a neat glass frame around the edge of the entire board, along with a dedicated Flip 3D key (next to the ALT key to the right of the Space). If this feels as good as MS's older
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According to a new Amazon product page, the 8G Asus Eee PC is once again up for sale. The 8G was recently delayed after "minor hardware issues", which explains the three to six weeks ship estimate. Amazon appears to be the only site giving a ship date, so if you've been waiting for a 8 GB Eee, it's $542.99 with black as the only color option and your gonna have to wait a month to get it. [Amazon via EeeUser]

Have trouble waking up in the morning? You could use a really loud alarm, or an alarm that forces you to engage what little hand-eye coordination you have in the morning—but for real torture, you will have to step up to the squirt gun alarm clock. The only problem is that you have to build it yourself. For that you are going to need some soldering skills, a motorized water gun, a voltage relay switch, a bread board circuit and some basic
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Have you ever been stuck in a cabin in the woods playing Scrabble with your friends when an intense debate begins about the spelling of the game-taking word? Next time you're without a strong internet connection (or just don't feel like doing the googling yourself) you can use your smartphone or computer to email wsmith@wordsmith.org and you'll be treated to the dictionary definition and synonyms of any word. All you have to do is send a blank e
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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Storage It's been quite a while since we saw the first less-than-stellar renders of Toshiba's Scaleo home server, but it looks like the device is now finally nearing an actual release, with just about all the details you could want now out in the open. As previously announced, the server will be available in two varieties, with the Scaleo Home Server 1500 boasting a single 500GB hard drive and room for three more,
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment We've always heard that there's no need in regretting, and apparently, Toshiba is following said mantra after the collapse of its beloved high-definition movie format. In an interview with TechRadar, Toshiba's deputy general manager of HD DVD Olivier Van Wynendaele stated that it "wouldn't change anything that it did," and continued on to say that "circumstances saw to it that [Toshiba] had to make the decis
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Former first lady Nancy Reagan was released Tuesday from a suburban Los Angeles, California, hospital after a fall over the weekend, according to Joanne Drake, chief of staff for the Reagan Foundation.

Tours of duty for U.S. soldiers in Iraq may be cut from 15 months to 12 if current improvements in security hold up, the U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday.

At least 15 Iraqi policemen were killed after some recently-discovered rockets exploded before they could be defused. Meanwhile, it was learned two U.S. soldiers died in an ambush on Sunday.

Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister and leader of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-N, called on President Pervez Musharraf to step aside after his ruling party conceded defeat in parliamentary elections.

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt! This week's recast challenge for Will and Grace proved that great minds think alike, as many of you suggested similar actors to take on the roles of Will, Grace, Karen and Jack. Amidst all the Michael Uries for Jack and Isla Fischers to play Grace, there
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Filed under: Etc., TechAutomotive logos, those quasi-interesting designs that adorn the front and back of nearly every vehicle in the road, are more than just haphazard enameled scribbles. If you ask the marketing team, they will correctly tell you that each automotive logo symbolizes the tradition, culture, and history of the automaker it represents. (Don't ask the accounting department, which will just tell you it represents millions of dollars
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Filed under: Motorcycles We've run across plenty of custom motorcycles in our time, and the goal of many of them is to combine the best features of both sportbikes and cruisers into one machine. The Suzuki Hayabusa is arguably the king of the sportbike, and there is no arguing that Harley-Davidson is the owner of both the custom and cruising crowns. We can imagine combining the two to make a laid-back, yet super-fast custom, but the thought of to
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An anonymous reader sends us to Wired for a piece about some declassified Pentagon research from 1998 that has been revealed in a freedom-of-information filing. Apparently the Pentagon has investigated lasers that put voices in your head, among other non-lethal technologies such as microwave heating. The report suggests the techniques could be useful for controlling crowds or in negotiations. There is no context for the research or any indication
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy may make its first attempt to shoot down an errant spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel overnight on Wednesday in an area of the Pacific Ocean west of Hawaii, according to U.S. officials and government documents.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has been stretched dangerously thin by the Iraq war, according to almost 90 percent of retired and current military officers polled on the state of America's armed forces.

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Irish rockers U2 have hit the studio in Dublin to continue work on their next studio album with longtime collaborators Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.

This weekend, race car driving McDreamy played his best role yet - a doting daddy. Patrick Dempsey watched as his daughter Tallulah went horseback riding in Brentwood. Looks like she could teach another celebrity baby a thing or two about riding as opposed to just observing. Tallulah turns 6 this week and who knows, maybe she'll get her very own pony as a present. Patrick spoke to ET recently about finally being able to focus on his family d
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